These program directors manage programs with congregations and church-related institutions.
DAVID JONES David joined the staff of the Minnesota Synod of the Lutheran Church in America in 1977 as assistant to then president, Herbert Chilstrom. Since that time, he has served the church in several different positions: missionary serving in Hong Kong, director of refugee services for Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota and as the assistant for Stewardship and Mission Support to Bishop David Olson in the Minneapolis Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He has assisted numerous congregations in implementing stewardship and special funding appeals. David lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his wife Maria and is a member of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. He has two grown sons who live in the Twin Cities.
TIM KRIEG Tim has been affiliated with The James Company in a variety of capacities for over a decade, beginning with serving on Leadership Teams during two capital appeals directed by The James Company in his home congregation. Tim has business management experience in the areas of strategic planning, organizational development, human resource management, total quality management, and organizational change readiness. His previous consulting experience with non-profit organizations includes the facilitation of visioning and long range planning processes. He also has served as a consultant to a number of denominational judicatories. Tim currently serves as a Program Director in the areas of visioning, feasibility studies, and capital stewardship appeals. Tim and his wife Deb live in Bloomington, MN where they are active members of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church and have two grown children.
REBECCA LARSEN Rebecca joined The James Company as a consultant in the areas of stewardship, development and marketing. She served in that capacity at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis for four years and as a major gift officer at Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota for three years. She has organized and managed capital appeals, stewardship campaigns, image campaigns, media and public relations, conferences and special events with special emphasis in the business and corporate community. Rebecca serves on the board of ALDE (Association of Lutheran Development Executives) and has taught at St. Thomas University in the areas of fundraising and marketing for non-profit organizations. Rebecca is a member of Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota, resides in Minnetonka, Minnesota and has two married children. Rebecca has served the Junior League of Minnesota and WAMSO in leadership capacities. She is the founder of the venture capital non-profit Hats & Mittens.
DON SCHULTZ Don is a United Methodist clergy person and has worked with churches since 1973. He has served as a pastor, as well as a denominational staff consultant on financial stewardship development, church building plans and financing, long-range planning, program assessment and church growth and development. A program director with The James Company since 1989, his work has included managing stewardship and building fund appeals and conducting feasibility studies for churches and church-related organizations. Don and his wife, Joan Deming, have two daughters and live in Madison, Wisconsin. They are affiliated with First United Methodist Church in Madison, Wisconsin.
FRED STOLTZ Fred is a Catholic lay person who has been active in ministry leadership since 1984. In addition to his extensive background in business consulting, he has a Masters degree in Pastoral Studies from St. Francis Seminary in St. Francis, Wisconsin. Fred has served as a director and chairperson on various boards, including Church Council, School Board and a Retreat Center Board. In those roles, Fred has facilitated several planning processes. He was involved in his own church's successful capital fund appeal managed by The James Company. Fred and his wife, Nadine, have two children and belong to Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Parish in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
GENE ORR Gene comes to The James Company with over thirty years of pastoral ministry experience. As a pastor, he led six capital stewardship appeals for building expansion projects and mission funding. Gene has a Doctor of Ministry with an emphasis in church growth and is committed to helping churches focus on their ministry and mission priorities and grow their stewardship witness.
With a seasoned background in all aspects of stewardship, Gene now serves as a valuable asset to churches as a unique advisor and campaign management consultant.
